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Mix it up
Variety may be the spice of life, but in terms of data sources, variety is more than a spice — it’s one of the basic food groups. Alternative data sources, such as student interviews and walkthrou..
4 practices serve as pillars for adult learning
At a recent workshop I delivered on practices that support adult growth, John, a New York City principal for more than 20 years, captured the others’ experiences. “I have a master’s degree in ed..
Texas school beats the odds with a shared commitment to student learning
The odds were stacked against the new elementary school from the beginning. In its favor, the school was a beautiful building with an established principal. Beyond that, anyone would predict that the ..
It’s not just any day
No Child Left Behind brought with it a barrage of data from standardized tests. But when do teachers have time to analyze student data? The first days of school are hectic preparing classrooms, organi..
What would a school look like if it practiced the way doctors do?
My friend is a teacher, and she has cancer. Once a week, she visits her doctor for treatments. She is evaluated, and her treatments are adjusted based on these continuous and regular assessments of he..
Video observation form
PURPOSE: To give viewers a common focus for what to look for in the video. To discuss observational consistency or reliability among observers. To develop an eye for evidence of effec..
Tools of engagement
When visitors tour our classrooms at the J. Erik Jonsson Community School, a 3-year-old through 5th-grade laboratory school just south of downtown Dallas, Texas, they sense that something is different..
Two high school districts recite the ABCs of professional learning communities
Imagine teams of high school educators — teachers, counselors, principals, central office leaders, curriculum specialists — working together to overcome the student achievement barriers of poverty..
Leading without leaving the classroom
Never before has the need been so great for classroom teachers to become agents of change and position themselves as problem solvers at the school building level. Teachers are uniquely positioned to a..
Building professional learning communities through 3-2-1
Richard Elmore (2007) suggests that improving group performance depends on whether members choose to act like professionals. Professionalism requires us to focus on specific professional practices rat..
